Data flow diagrams with Activity Diagrams

[schoetbi]

Hello,

I want to create a dataflow diagram using the activity diagram. My idea is to have a hierarchy of diagrams as suggested by Yourdon in his work.

My first try was to use composite activities. But with this approach I have a problem. When I connect the composite activity on the top-level diagramm I want to "consume" the links and fill in the missing activities inside the composite activity.

When I  modell the inside of an comp. activity I want the software to provide a list of inputs and outputs that have been used on the top-level diagram.

Is there such a posibility? Thank you for your answers.

/tobias

[ocroquette]

I want to create a dataflow diagram using the activity diagram. My idea is to have a hierarchy of diagrams as suggested by Yourdon in his work.

Hi Tobias

Sorry, I can't help, but do you have any references about Yourdon's works you are refering to? It seems interesting.

[schoetbi]

yes sure,

the best you look at

http://yourdon.com/strucanalysis/wiki/index.php?title=Introduction

there you will also find a link to download his book
"Just Enough Structured Analysis" short JESA

http://www.yourdon.com/jesa/jesa.php

hope it will be enlighting:-)

regards, Tobias

[ocroquette]

Thanks!